Electric candle-lamp.



PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906.

C. K. DEGHERD.

ELECTRIC CANDLE LAMP;

APPLICATION FILED APR.16.1906.

THE uuRms PETERS co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

CONSTANT K. DECHERD, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONALSILVER CO.,

OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ELECTRIC CANDLE-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed pril 16, 1906. Serial No. 311,913.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CoNsrAN'r K. DECH- ERD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ElectricCandle- Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the figures of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute partof this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a side view of the socket and an electric candle-lampconstructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 a vertical centralsection of the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in electric candle-lamps--thatis, a candlestick or candelabra adapted to support an imitation candle,at the upper end of which is arranged an incandescent-light bulb, thewires from the bulb passin down through the candle-shell and throng thesocket of the candlestick or candelabra. In the usual construction ofcandle-lamps of this character it is necessary to produce a structureespecially and solely adapted for electric lights.

The object of this invention is to so arrange the socket member that, ifdesired, the electric fixture may be removed and a candlestick orcandelabra used with a holder for a regular candle or in which a realcandle may be used, if desired, thus enabling the manufacturer toreadily fill orders for any style of lamps without requiring a change inthe construction of the parts of the candlestick or candelabra; and theinvention consists in the construction as hereinafter described, andpartioularlyrecited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ a head or socket 2 of any approveddesi n and arranged at the upper end of the cand estick or on the arm ofthe candelabra. This socket is of usual construction, except thatW'lthlll it is located a nut 3, which is secured in place by the castmetal forming the socket. This socket receives the usual flange orbobiche 4:, the central portion of which sits within the socket 2. placean ordinary candle may be used or the usual form of candle-lamps; but ifan electric light is desired I employ a hollow shaft or stem 5, threadedat its lower end to engage with the nut 3. Secured upon the stem is acollar 6, having a shoulder which fits within the central portion of theflange, this collar being held against rotation by a lock-nut 8. Aroundthe upper face of the collar is an annular flange 9, which forms a seatfor the usual shell 10 made to imitate a wax candle. The upper end ofthe stem 5 is threaded for engagement with the usual plug '11 of anincandescent-light fixture, this plug entering the upper end of theshell 10. By making the collar 6 adjustable it may be moved up or downto clamp and rigidly hold the shell in place, taking up for anyshrinkage which is apt to occur. It will be seen that the parts for thiselectric feature may be kept in stock, and when an electric candle-lampor candelabra is required it is only necessary to screw the parts inplace and arrange the wires, using the same head as is employed forordinary candlesticks or candle-lamps.

I claim-- 1. The combination with a socket, of a nutlocated therein, astem adapted to engage with said nut, a collar on said stem, and anelectric-light plug secured. to the upper end of said stem,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a socket, of a nut located therein, a stemadapted to engage with'said nut, a collar on said stem and formed with ashoulder to enter said socket the upper face of said collar formed withan annular flange, a shell located within said flange and surroundingsaid stem, and a plug engaging with the upper end of the said stern andwith the upper end of said shell, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CONSTANT K. DECHERD.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK MoRsn, GEO. C. BREWER.

With the bobiche or flange in

